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| Music News | Sunday, August 10, 2003 |
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| |  | Singer Robert Goulet performs at Las Vegas naturalization ceremony
LAS VEGAS (AP) - It was somewhat of an unusual setting for a Robert Goulet performance. At the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, Goulet sang an a cappella version of "God Bless America" during a naturalization ceremony for 53 new citizens - including his wife. | |
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| Timberlake, Aguilera show in N.J. canceled after accident
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A sold-out concert by Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake was canceled after sound and lighting equipment fell while being raised to the ceiling. About 30 people managed to get out of the way as a large steel rigging structure used to raise the gear buckled and collapsed Saturday, authorities and members of the stage crew said.
Visas will keep Cuban nominees from Latin Grammys
MIAMI (AP) - At least three Cuban nominees for the Latin Grammy Awards probably won't make the show because the State Department won't have time to issue their visas. Veteran singer Ibrahim Ferrer of the Buena Vista Social Club, pianist Chucho Valdes and popular group Los Van Van live in Cuba and need U.S. visas to travel to Miami for the Sept. 3 show.
Good Samaritan returns $7,000 to rock band
DUNKIRK, N.Y. (AP) - Fledgling rockers generally don't make much money, so when a good Samaritan found and returned $7,000 belonging to pop-punk band Eleventeen, he was smothered with thanks. "They were hugging me, they couldn't believe it," said Frank Gawronski, who found the loose bills along a highway. "It was kind of a nice feeling. They were very appreciative."
Floyd Cramer, Carl Smith tapped for country's Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Floyd Cramer and Carl Smith will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 37th annual CMA Awards later this year. The awards show will be broadcast by CBS on Nov. 5. Their selection was announced this week by the Country Music Association. Inductees are chosen by more than 300 voters appointed by the CMA Board of Directors.
Woodstock site gets makeover
Hippie connects to Woodstock visitors 34 years later
Singapore names orchid after Ricky Martin
Osmonds get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Singer Thalia launches Kmart fashion collection
Madonna pitches Gap: Sellout or smart marketing?
Phish fans' devotion offers band a lucrative opportunity online
Britney bares more than her soul for 'Elle'
Puerto Rican composer Catalino Curet Alonso dies at 77
Hip pain forces Ray Charles to halt tour
Post office plans stamp for composer Henry Mancini
Singers who aren't singing line up to appear on TV
Eminem won't attend hearing
Lynyrd Skynyrd tour canceled over guitarist's health
Mick takes sick; Stones cancel Spain show
Carly Simon reveals who's so vain - but not to you
White girl's burden: Two strikes against hip-hop's Sarai
Eminem seeking dismissal of former schoolmate's lawsuit
Metallica returns to rough '80s sound
Ted Nugent challenges Illinois governor to backstage talk
'Suge' Knight may be gang target, newspaper reports
Sam Phillips, King-maker, dead at 80
Rolling Stones headline Toronto concert marking recovery from SARS
Rolling Stones try to revive Toronto tourism
Not so heavy: Rapper-actor Heavy D sheds pounds
Madonna, Missy Elliott lend own styles to Gap clothing
Gaming Hall of Fame honors singer Tom Jones
Record industry hires GOP veteran as lobbyist
Metallica hires psychologist to work on 'Anger'
Lisa Marie stepping out from behind Daddy's shadow
Yo-Yo Ma's peripatetic musical journey takes him to Brazil
Thanks to Walt Whitman, an album and career took off
Price-fixing charges upheld for Three Tenors recordings
Former Czech president opens Rolling Stones concert in Prague
Mick Jagger to celebrate 60th birthday in Prague
Conductor and author Kurt Pahlen dead at 96
Ozzy Osbourne's tour manager found dead
Merle Haggard song chides news media on distraction from soldiers
Missy Elliott nominated for 8 MTV Video Music Awards
PETA enlists Paul McCartney in KFC fight
Pianist Rosalyn Tureck dead at 88
James Brown announces breakup of marriage with full-page ad
Chicago police apologize to rapper Ice Cube
Sergio George, Juanes lead Latin Grammy nominees
Jackson says Internet music sharers shouldn't go to jail
Hundreds bid final farewell to salsa queen Cruz
Dixie Chicks join campaign to encourage voting
George, Juanes top Latin Grammy nominees
Crosby, Stills & Nash hang their music on individuality
George Winston lights his fire on the piano
Tracking down Taj Mahal
New York fans pay last respects to salsa queen
Beyonce, other stars make Vandross video
Backstreet Boy Richardson opening music academy in Kentucky
Country singer Holcomb back on stage after cancer treatment
More than 75,000 mourn salsa queen Celia Cruz
Floetry gets 4 soul award nods
The Fugs still relevant after 40 years
Celia Cruz, 'Queen of Salsa,' dead at 77
White Stripes cancel performances due to injury
Springsteen opens 10-concert run with New Jersey show
Thousands march in procession for late Cuban musician Compay Segundo
Judge rules Diana Ross breath test can be used in case
Racy country video draws mixed reactions
Philadelphia rapper held without bond on gun charge
Combs relaunches label with all-star album
Ozzy Osbourne a no-show at Washington concert
Music City Soundtrack tour marked by disasters
Norah Jones' success rubs off on Grammy-winning songwriter
Compay Segundo, Cuban Grammy winner, dead at 95
Springsteen fills New Jersey's coffers
Benny Carter, jazz composer and saxophonist, dead at 95
Grammy winner Ruben Blades putting his law degrees to work
Indianapolis band seeks settlement with Michael Jackson
Techno fans pack Berlin for Love Parade
Judas Priest to reunite for tour
'Suge' Knight struggles to rebuild music label
Young players breathe fresh air into the squeezebox
Mickey Gilley recovering from burst appendix
Elvis' lock of hair, tooth up for auction
Rapper Beanie Sigel arrested on weapons charge
Concert tour attendance up this year
George Strait keeps it classy on 'Honkytonkville'
Tour ticket sales up by 24 percent over last year
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